Incident: PIA B773 near Dammam on Feb 2nd 2017, battery thermal
runaway
A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration
AP-BID performing flight PK-742 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Islamabad
(Pakistan), was enroute at FL350 near Dammam (Saudi Arabia) when the battery of
a mobile phone (Q Mobile) suffered a thermal runaway. Cabin Crew immediately
intervened, cooled the battery down and put it into a safe container. The flight
crew continued the flight to Islamabad for a safe landing.
The Aviation Herald received information, that it remained unclear whether it was the internal battery of the smartphone or an external battery pack. An investigation into the occurrence is under way. |
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